Breezy Saturday

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hah! you wait til I upload the video that me, Paul and Jomo took at the weekend. We were crewing with Laurin and others for one of Patrick's and Karen's friends at the British Classics Regatta out of SYC. Twas a tad windy there too. :eek:
 
Sorry, I clicked a link to a facebook page, probably shouldn't have.
Anyway, it was some kids rorting about in Optimists and having fun while us oldies were complaining about the wind.
 
Still breezy on Sunday too.
One minute, you're drifting on the Orwell in a 6kts breeze, the next you're dealing with 18kts gusts.
Once we passed Shotley, wind consistently in the low 20s - and guess who couldn't be arsed to put a reef in? :o:o

Not to self: in 25kts of relative wind, the boat really needs a reef.
 
Out on Sunday afternoon too, about a mile west of Bench Head.

Winds goes from nothing to 'all hell breaks loose' in two minutes. Sea goes from calm to crested waves slamming into the side. Managed to put two reefs in, but during the gusts, could have done with a third, but was too busy to do anything about it.

Decided not to do the last mile to Bench Head and turned around to get back into the Blackwater.

I don't have a windex, but would love to know what the wind got up to. Anyone in the area at the same time who could tell?

Did see a two brave soles at the same time going out of the Blackwater towards Bench Head. Things looked pretty uncomfortable.

However, three hours later and back in the Blackwater, was virtually becalmed.

What an interesting climate we live in!!

Gitane.
 
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Same here Sunday Afternoon, Passed Bradwell with the genoa poled out for the first time having a good play around and drinking tea all relaxed on passage for Fambridge.

Just tidied everything away and change course heading for the spitway and with in 20 mins of ever increasing wind we had reefed the main twice and rolled up most of the jib.

Did see 32knts once but mostly between 25-30knts.

Turned back around and calmed down when back on our Marconi mooring.

Lee

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Ah thanks,

So it was and F6 then? I don't think I have ever been in a F6 with Gitane.

Nice to know that she can take, although I am not sure I like to take it for too long!! Can't make any tea for a starters!!

Gitane.
 
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This leads to a question I never really know the answer to and was too busy to try to find out on Sunday.

In strong winds, would it be more comfortable (i.e. less tippy) to drop the main or roll in the Genoa or just reduce both?

I have tried sailing under jib alone and that seems to be OK especially when beating, and also tried under main alone, which is OK, except when trying to beat into the wind when it does not have enough punching power. But in both cases the wind was not like that on Sunday. What would be best for a F6/F7?

Any thoughts on this?



Gitane
 
Gitane said:
This leads to a question I never really know the answer to and was too busy to try to find out on Sunday.

In strong winds, would it be more comfortable (i.e. less tippy) to drop the main or roll in the Genoa or just reduce both?

I have tried sailing under jib alone and that seems to be OK especially when beating, and also tried under main alone, which is OK, except when trying to beat into the wind when it does not have enough punching power. But in both cases the wind was not like that on Sunday. What would be best for a F6/F7?

Any thoughts on this?



Gitane
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Depends on the boat I think.
Going to windward, we get most of our power from the genoa, but the main makes the boat tip.
So, for our MAB heavy displacement boat it's as follows:
- one reef in the main + full genoa (around 20kts apparent wind)
- two reefs in the main + full genoa (around 25kts apparent wind)
- two reefs in the main + about 3/4 genoa (about 30kts apparent wind)
- 3 reefs in the main + storm jib (wind consistently over 35kts - only had to do this once so far)

Lighter, more modern boats, tend to reef earlier.
 
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